Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1971
CAUSES OF DEATH | Deaths assigned to Borough in age groups | Deaths shown in localities (all ages) | ||||||||||||||
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All ages | Males | Females | Under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 upwards | ||||
Putney | Central | Battersea | ||||||||||||||
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bacillary dysentery and amoebiasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Other tuberculosis, | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Streptococcal sore throat and scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningococcal infection | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Typhus and other rickettsioses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilis and its sequelae | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
All other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
Malignant neoplasm, Buccal cavity, and pharynx | 15 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
„ „ Oesophagus | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
„ „ Stomach | 96 | 58 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 47 |
„ „ Intestine | 136 | 54 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 55 | 52 | 36 | 48 |
,, „ Larynx | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
,. „ Lung, bronchus | 240 | 181 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 72 | 82 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 98 |
70 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 26 | |
„ „ Uterus | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
,, ,,Prostate | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
Leukaemia | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Other malignant neoplasms | 198 | 100 | 98 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 59 | 54 | 62 | 55 | 81 |
Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Diabetes mellitus | 29 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
Avitaminosis and other nutritional defici ency | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic doiseases | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Anaemias | 10 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Other diseases of blood and blood-forming organs | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Mental disorders | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | |
Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Carried forward | 969 | 495 | 474 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 84 | 208 | 309 | 321 | 301 | 279 | 389 |